"The central contracts of Salman, Asif and Aamer have been suspended because the PCB only gives contracts to players who can play for Pakistan. Until their cases are decided they can't get any benefits from the board," Rizvi told AFP.

The corruption allegations came in a report in the British tabloid the News of the World, claiming several Pakistani players obeyed orders from an alleged book-maker during the Lord's Test against England in August.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended the trio on September 2 and rejected the ensuing appeals from Salman and Aamer. Asif withdrew his appeal.

The PCB gave annual contracts to its top 18 players in March this year.

Salman and Asif were contracted to receive 250,000 rupees (2,900 dollars) monthly, while Aamer was placed in a lower category which earned him a monthly salary of 175,000 rupees.

The PCB last month barred the suspended players from using practice facilities at the national cricket academy in Lahore and reportedly stayed away from the legal proceedings during their appeals.

The ICC has ordered Pakistan to implement measures to curb alleged corruption and other problems, warning failure to clean up its act could result in sanctions.

No international teams have toured Pakistan since a militant attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus in March last year, meaning huge financial losses and fears that interest in the sport will start to wane among youth.

In Dubai on Tuesday the former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Ehsan Mani, who is Pakistani, blamed the country's own cricket authorities for the state of the game there and rebuffed suggestions that the ICC was picking on Pakistan.